MULTIPLATFORM GAMING SYSTEM

• US 20120046108A1
• Filed: 08/17/2010
• Published: 02/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Toledano, Eyal, Engolz, Ofir
• Granted Patent: US 8,267,793 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/50 Controlling the output signals based on the game progress
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/403 Connection between platform and handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM

Abstract

A multiplatform gaming system comprises in combination: (a) a mobile communication device provided with circuitry suitable to communicate over one or more communication channels; (b) software provided in said mobile device to receive inputs from one or more sensors of the device, and to transmit control data relying on said inputs over a communication channel; and (c) a gaming platform provided with a display, which platform runs software suitable to receive said control data and to control the behavior of a game according to such control data.

Claims

1. A multiplatform gaming system comprising in combination:

(a) a mobile communication device provided with circuitry suitable to communicate over one or more communication channels;

(b) software provided in said mobile device to receive inputs from one or more sensors of the device, and to transmit control data relying on said inputs over a communication channel; and

(c) a gaming platform provided with a display, which platform runs software suitable to receive said control data and to control the behavior of a game according to such control data.

2. A gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device is a mobile phone.

3. A gaming system according to claim 1, wherein said one or more sensors are selected from among accelerometers, cameras and microphones.

4. A gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device is suitable to run gaming software representing a synthetic reality essentially the same as run on the gaming platform.

5. A gaming system according to claim 4, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to run the gaming software comprising the synthetic reality when no communication channel is available between it and the gaming platform, and to run control software that activates essentially the same gaming software on the gaming platform, when communication is available between them.

6. A gaming system according to claim 5, wherein circuitry is provided to switch the running of the gaming software automatically between the mobile communication device and the gaming platform, according to the availability of the communication channel.

7. A gaming system comprising in combination:

(a) a mobile communication device;

(b) software provided in said mobile device to receive inputs from one or more image sensors of the device, and to transmit control data relying on said inputs to a mobile gaming client operated by it; and

(c) a display, which is suitable to display an image comprising one or more markers related to one or more augmented reality image(s) that can be displayed on the display of said mobile device.